Baylor jumps to No. 5 in media poll for highest ranking in nearly 60 years

Baylor’s school-record 11-game winning streak has boosted the Bears to another statistical feat that would have been hard to believe at the start of the season.

After the Bears’ 59-14 victory at Kansas Saturday night, the pollsters who make up the Associated Press board apparently were noticing.

Baylor jumped to No. 5 in the media poll. It’s the highest for them in that poll since they were ranked No. 3 for consecutive weeks from Oct. 26 – Nov. 2, 1953.

The Bears also remain No. 5 in the USA Today coaches’ poll for the second week. It will be interesting to see if last night’s strong effort resonates when the Bowl Championship Series poll will be released later this evening.

Here’s a look at how other teams were affected by Saturday’s games.

Oklahoma — The Sooners’ 38-30 victory over Texas Tech boosted them to No. 13 in the AP poll and No. 9 in the coaches’ poll.

Texas Tech — The Red Raiders’ loss at Norman dropped them to 15th in both polls.

Oklahoma State — The Cowboys’ impressive 58-27 victory at Iowa State pushed them to 18th in the media poll and 12th in the coaches’ poll.

Texas — The Longhorns’ after-midnight 30-7 triumph at Texas Tech boosted them into a tie for 27th place in the media poll and 28th in the coaches’ poll.